Educational dialogue platform “PISA 2018 and new challenges that education is facing today” for young people from Sarajevo, will be held on Thursday, November 12, with the aim of presenting the results of international testing PISA 2018 where Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked 62nd out of 79 countries participants.
Participants will discuss the challenges that education faces, what PISA testing is, what it is for, and what we can learn from it. An important emphasis on the educational dialogue platform will be placed on the participation of young people in the process of educational reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the sharing of experiences about their educational path.
The educational dialogue platform is conducted by psychology professors from Banja Luka and Sarajevo, Prof. Dr. Slavica Tutnjevic, expert in developmental psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Banja Luka and Prof. Dr. Dzenana Husremovic, professor at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo.
An important emphasis on the educational dialogue platform will be placed on the development of teacher competencies and how to jointly contribute to the continuous development of professional competence.
Due to the current epidemiological situation, the educational dialogue platform will be organized online, via the Zoom application on Thursday, November 12, 2020 starting at 1 p.m.
Interested participants can confirm their attendance by filling out the application form at the following link: https://forms.gle/8BGoFd9DehUPXQpM8, noting that the number of places is limited and that the list of participants will be compiled in the order of registration.
After filling out the form, participants will be provided with an agenda and a link through which they can join the Zoom platform.
It is very important for UNICEF BiH to hear the views and opinions of young people from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and this dialogue platform on quality education is a great way to hear and respect the voice of young people.
The educational dialogue platform is one of a series of platforms organized by UNICEF and Genesis throughout BiH, with the financial support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway in Bosnia and Herzegovina. You can read more detailed information about the project of educational dialogue platforms at the following link: https://genesisbl.org/obrazovne-dijaloske-platforme-bice-odrzane-onlajn-za-ucesnike-iz-osam-opstine/